diff --git a/learning_resources/tasks.py b/learning_resources/tasks.py
index c897ab7086..7e937b4be8 100644
--- a/learning_resources/tasks.py
+++ b/learning_resources/tasks.py
@@ -207,9 +207,13 @@ def get_content_tasks(  # noqa: PLR0913
     )
 
     if learning_resource_ids:
-        learning_resources = LearningResource.objects.filter(
-            id__in=learning_resource_ids, etl_source=etl_source
-        ).values_list("id", flat=True)
+        learning_resources = (
+            LearningResource.objects.filter(
+                id__in=learning_resource_ids, etl_source=etl_source
+            )
+            .order_by("-id")
+            .values_list("id", flat=True)
+        )
     else:
         learning_resources = (
             LearningResource.objects.filter(Q(published=True) | Q(test_mode=True))
diff --git a/learning_resources/tasks_test.py b/learning_resources/tasks_test.py
index e489138e7b..143b5ecfd2 100644
--- a/learning_resources/tasks_test.py
+++ b/learning_resources/tasks_test.py
@@ -238,10 +238,13 @@ def test_get_content_tasks(
         3, etl_source=etl_source, platform=platform
     )
     if with_learning_resource_ids:
-        learning_resource_ids = [
-            courses[0].learning_resource_id,
-            courses[1].learning_resource_id,
-        ]
+        learning_resource_ids = sorted(
+            [
+                courses[0].learning_resource_id,
+                courses[1].learning_resource_id,
+            ],
+            reverse=True,
+        )
     else:
         learning_resource_ids = None
     s3_prefix = "course-prefix"